Britain’s Lowden sets new women’s one-hour cycling record

Paris, Sept 30 (AFP/APP):British rider Joscelin Lowden claimed a new women’s one-hour track cycling record on Thursday in Switzerland, setting a new mark of 48.405 kilometres. The 33-year-old smashed the previous record of 48.007km set by Italian Vittoria Bussi at altitude in Mexico in 2018. […]

Zambia IMF bailout talks make ‘progress’ : president

Lusaka, Sept 30 (AFP/APP):Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema said Thursday he had made progress in talks with the International Monetary Fund on a bailout to resolve his nation’s debt crisis. The copper-rich nation made Africa’s first coronavirus-era sovereign debt default last year, and requested funding from […]

Balore Khan secures first position in CSS exam

ISLAMABAD, Sep 30 (APP):Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) Thursday announced the results of Central Superior Services(CSS) written examination 2021. According to FPSC, a total of 39,650 candidates applied for the written examination of CSS, out of which 17,240 participated in the examination. Out of the […]

Youth at climate talks frustrated yet defiant

Milan, Sept 30 (AFP/APP):”Is our voice so scary?” For representatives of the next generation, who fear being saddled with a lifetime of climate misery, three days of events designed to have their voices heard hardly seem sufficient to address their concern. Four hundred youth activists […]

European stocks sag on mixed economic data

London, Sept 30 (AFP/APP):European stock markets sagged Thursday, as Britain ended a pandemic jobs support scheme and German investors digested disappointing economic data along with post-election uncertainty. After advancing timidly in the morning, London equities closed 0.3 percent lower as Britain marked the end of […]

Balochistan reports 10 more corona positive cases

QUETTA, Sep 30 (APP):As many as 10 new coronavirus patients were tested positive in Balochistan while number of total confirmed patients surged to 31,956 in the province on Thursday. According to Media Coordinator Provincial Health Directorate Cell Balochistan, Dr Muhammad Wasim Baig, at least 1,136,143 […]

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